asper, Boops Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:58 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Indian Ocean. No types known. •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål 1775) -- (Starnes 1988:166 [ref. 6978]). •Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775) -- (Heemstra 2022:157 [ref. 39747]). Current status: Synonym of Priacanthus hamrur (Fabricius 1775). Priacanthidae. Habitat: marine.